by Abell, Sir Westcott

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1948. First Edition . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N.B. No D/J. Two marks to rear board. Fading to spine with slight rubbing to corners of boards and spine. Several of the plates have been cut out and reattached with sellotape. (SHIPPING)

by Busch, John Laurence

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USA: Hodos Historia LLC, 2010. Painstakingly researched, this book contains much never-before-published archival material, presented in traditional storytelling style while still adhering to the strict rules for historical revelation. The saga told chronicles the dawn of steam-powered vessels in the early 19th century, and the resistance to this first technology that allowed humans to artificially overcome Nature to practical effect.… Read more